The following list of programs is not exhaustive. We have selected the programs most commonly used by cancer patients. Each company provides assistance only for medications it manufactures. If you are not sure which pharmaceutical company makes the medication(s) you have been prescribed, you can ask your health care team or pharmacist for help. Some companies have more than one patient assistance program.
The information below is meant to be a starting place for gathering information about possible assistance. For more information you can check the website
www.needymeds.org or
www.pparx.org.
Abbott
Abbott Patient Assistance Foundation
Phone: 800-222-6885
Amgen, Inc.
Amgen Assist®
Phone: 888-427-7478
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
AstraZeneca Cancer Support Network
(AZ CSN)
Phone: 1-866-992-9276
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Onyx Pharmaceuticals
REACH (Resources for Expert Assistance
and Care Helpline)
Phone: 877-322-4448
Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim CARES Foundation
Patient Assistance Program
Phone: 800-556-8317
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Foundation:
Oncology Patient Assistance Program
Phone: 800-861-0048
Celgene Corporation
Celgene Patient Support®
Phone: 800-931-8691
Eisai, Inc.
Eisai, Inc. Patient Assistance Program
Phone: 866-613-4724
Eli Lilly & Company
Lilly Cares Foundation
Patient Assistance Program
Phone: 800-545-6962
Genentech, Inc.
Genentech BioOncology Access Solutions
(Avastin, Herceptin, Rituxan, Tarceva,
XELODA, ZELBORAF)
Phone: 888-249-4918
GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline Commitment to Access
Phone: 866-265-6491
Janssen Ortho Patient Assistance Foundation
Janssen Ortho Patient Assistance
Foundation Patient Assistance Program
Phone: Procrit (800) 553-3851, or for Doxil
(800) 609-1083, or for Zytiga (855) 998-4421
Merck and Company, Inc.
Merck Patient Assistance Program
Phone: 800-727-5400
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Novartis Oncology
Patient Assistance Program
Phone: 866-884-5906
Pfizer, Inc.
FirstRESOURCE
Phone: 877-744-5675
www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com
Purdue Pharma
Purdue Patient Assistance Program
Phone: 800-599-6070
SANOFI
Patient Connection®
Phone: 888-847-4877
Teva Oncology
Cephalon Oncology Reimbursement
Expertise (CORE)
Phone: 888-587-3263